Chapter 28. Building a PC
The first step in building a PC is to choose
the components. In the first edition of this book, we included a
chapter on designing a PC. As popular as that chapter was, it went
out of date even before the book was published. For later editions,
we decided to put such time-sensitive information on our web site,
where it can be updated.
For the configurations we currently recommend, visit http://www.hardwareguys.com/guides/guidesl.
There you'll find component lists, links to pricing
information, and advice on choosing components for anything from a
no-frills system to a high-performance system. We
don't guarantee that these are the
"best" system configurations
possible (whatever that means), but they should at least provide a
solid point of departure when you design your own system.